Latitude And Longitude
Latitude And Longitude
Among Latitude and Longitude, First of all we will talk about latitude then after that we will tell you about Longitude, Don't run here and there friend, whatever I have thought here be enough for you, so my friend don't waste time in searching for the topic, keep reading this, we will keep updating it from time to time.
Latitude
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| Latitude Image |
• This lime gives information about Climate.
• The distance between two latitude is called zone.
• The distance between two latitude = 111km ( the latitudinal distance of 1° )
• Latitude forms a circle, the largest Circle is formed at the equator, The smallest circle is formed at the pole.
• This line is parallel.
• Number of latitudes =
(a) 90+90 =180
(b) 90+90+0=181
(c) 89+89+0=179
Longitude
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| Longitude Image |
• The imaginary lime Joining North pole and South pole is called Longitude.
• This line gives information Date & time
• The distance between two longitude is called Grid or Gore (Whiter)
• The distance between two longitude is not fixed.
• Maximum Distance on Equator 111.32km.
• Minimum Distance on pole = O km.
• This line is not parallel.
Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT )
• GMT is known as Prime Meridian.
• UTC (Coordinated Universal time) replaced GMT in 1972 as the time Standard.
• Royal Greenwich observatory in England is home of the prime meridian of the world.
or, 15° = 60 minutes
∴ 1° = 4 minutes
# Earth takes 4 minutes to rotate 1° longitude.
• Indian Standard time (IST) is 5:30 hours a head of GMT or UTC.
• IST is based on longitude 82½°, which passes through Mirzapur, near Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh.
So, 82½° longitude = 5:30 hours.
• Bombay time and Calcutta time-1906- Single IST.
• Indian Standard time passes through 5 states of India.
International Date Line
• Passing through Mid-pacific Ocean.
Equator
• It is an imaginary line on the Earth's surface equidistant from the North Pole and the South Pole
• There are 13 countries, 3 continents and 3 water bodies lies on Equator
• South America:- Equador, Columbia, Brazil
• Africa:- Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia.
• Asia:- Maldives, Indonesia and Kiribati (Oceania)
• Water Bodies:- Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
Tropic of Cancer
• It is 23½° north of the Equator.
• It is the most northerly circle of latitude on the Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead.
• There are 16 countries, 3 continents and 6 water bodies lies on Tropic of Cancer.
• North America:- Mexico, Bahamas (Archipelago).
• Africa:- Niger, Algeria, Mauritania, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Western Sahara.
• Asia:- Myanmar, Omen, Bangladesh, India, Saudi Arabia, China, United Arab Emirates, Taiwan.
• Water Bodies:- Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Taiwan Strait, Red Sea, Gulf of Mexico.
Tropic of Capricorn
• It is 23½° south of the Equator.
• It is the most southernmost latitude on the Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead.
• There are 10 countries, 3 continents and 3 water bodies lies on Tropic of Capricorn.
• South America:- Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay.
• Africa:- Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar.
• Australia:- Australia
• Water Bodies:- Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean.
Mahi River:- it rises in Madhya Pradesh and, after following through the Vagad region of Rajasthan, enters Gujarat and flows into Arabian Sea.
• It is the only river in India that cuts the Tropic of Cancer twice.
Limpopo River :- The Limpopo River rises in South Africa and flows generally eastwards through Mozambique to the Indian Ocean.
• The Limpopo River is the second largest river in Africa that drains to the Indian Ocean, after the Zambezi River.
• The Limpopo River in Africa encases the tropic of Capricorn twice.
Zaire River:- The Congo River formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second-longest river in Africa.
• It is also the world's deepest recorded river.
• it is the only major river to cross the equator twice.
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